Laughing through the changes and accepting what life has for me after retirement. My elevator might be going down, but I plan to get off on every floor, even if it's just for plumbing supplies.

Friday, December 14, 2012

See You Next Year.

Busy, busy, busy, but I am doing OK.

My daughter and her family will be visiting from California next week and my other children will be popping in and out during the holidays. It will be about having fun with family and friends, feeding people and keeping everything going in an easy, peasy flow. Easy, peasy, well, maybe that won't happen, but I am being optimistic. I am going to take a break from blogging for awhile and will return when the new year comes around.

I am wishing you all a wonderful holiday, no matter what you believe or how you celebrate. I believe in the power of love and that is the one thing that all cultures have in common. It is what we all want and what we all need. So I wish you love and may you all find peace and joy in this season of hope.

Bless you all, everyone.

Arleen

Postscript:

I wrote this before the news came out about the tragedy at the Sandy Hook elementary school. My title was Joy to the World. That title seems so inappropriate now as we are all in deep sorrow. Such madness and unless we change the laws and the culture of guns in the US, this will never end.

Wishing you and yours a safe and peaceful Christmas and all the best in the New Year to come. Here in Canada we followed the news yesterday with horror. Our thoughts and prayers are with the affected famlies.

Have a lovely time with your family, Arleen. Like Delores says, 'Have a safe and peaceful Christmas' from me too. Even from this part of the world, we are all reeling from shock from the events surrounding Sandy Hook. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the families out there

The first post of yours I read(about your Christmas tree) made me laugh; this postscript made me cry. Thank you for both emotions and thank you for saying what must be said and what must be done. No more "people don't kill people, guns kill people". People WITH guns kill people or, in this case, BABIES! This has to end.Denise

My Story, as of now

It's been six years now since I retired and you would think I would be through the "adjustment period". Some days I am, and others I am not. I like to think I have reinvented myself, however, rust keeps appearing around the edges. Aging is a surprise to me as I thought I would always be young. But life moves on and as I plod forward, I find that there are many more adventures and joys to be had. They just may take a little more effort to find, but heck, I have the time.